An update on the Help Feed the Animals fundraising campaign: While we unfortunately didn’t reach our goal on our fundraising campaign we did raise nearly $900! This money will go directly to helping feed the animals kept here at The Farm over the summer months. We’d like to extend a huge Thank You to everyone who contributed to this campaign. The next time you come to visit us at The Farm take a look around and remember that all of this is possible because of the support of people like you. We’d also like to thank all those people who shared the campaign with their family and friends. Without your help our campaign would not have reached as far as it did. We are so grateful we are a … Read More →
The Cole Harbour Rural Heritage Society will host a celebration of life for the late R. Michael Eaton at the Cole Harbour Meeting House on Thursday, November 6th from 2 to 4pm. Michael, “Mike”, and his late wife Rosemary Gilliat Eaton were founding members of the CHRHS and a driving force behind the Society’s works for the last 40 years. Read More →
We have been working hard for the past little while to get some of the archival holdings more available to the public! We have managed to get some of the photos from the Family Albums from the Rosemary Eaton Fonds onto our Flickr. We also have put from of the photos that we have used this past summer for exhibits. Here is the link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/126520243@N07/ We hope you all enjoy! Let us know if you would like to see something specific. Read More →
Farmer for a Day is a school program delivered by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture for grade 3 students in the HRM. The Farm will host this 3 day event for the 3rd consecutive year in September 2014, welcoming over 300 students for a very special agricultural experience. Farmer for a Day gives students from elementary schools in Halifax Regional Municipality a chance to explore traditional and modern-day farming through interactive activities and sessions with representatives from the agricultural sector. Read More →
